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Colombia Colombia

Population: 47,073,000

Colombia has well-defined growing areas and the impressive variety of coffee they produce. Whether you want round, heavy coffee or crisp, fruity coffee (or something in between), Colombia beans are most likely. Colombia is divided by geographical location, and it is not difficult to find that the coffee in this area has many common characteristics. If you like coffee in one area, other areas will like it as well. Coffee trees in Colombia get double ripening, the main harvest of the year and the second harvest, locally known as "mitaca."

CAUCA

CAUCA Cauca, among others, is best known for its coffee cultivation in Meseta de Popayan, which surrounds the cities of Inza and Popayan. The high altitude of the plateau provides favorable growing conditions, and the proximity to the equator and surrounding mountains protects coffee from the humidity of the Pacific Ocean and the southern trade winds. This creates a very stable climate all year round. In addition, coffee in this area has a significant volcanic soil. Historically, there has been a single rainy season from October to December.

Altitude: 1,700- 2,100 m

Harvest: March-June (main crop), November-December (mitaca crop)

TOLIMA

TOLIMA Tolima, one of the strongholds of Colombia's notorious rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, held control until recently. Tolima has suffered from fighting in recent years, which makes visiting difficult. High quality coffee from the region comes from small farmers growing in very small microplots and exported through cooperatives.

Altitude: 1,200- 1,900 m

Harvest: March-June (main crop) Crops October-December (mitaca)

Variety: 9% Typica, 74% Caturra, 17% Castillo Vera

NARINO

Some of Colombia's highest quality coffees are grown in Nariño and are rated among the most stunning and complex. Growing coffee in many areas of these high-altitude areas is a challenge and coffee trees can suffer from leaf blight. However, Nariño is close enough to the equator that the climate is suitable for growing coffee trees. The vast majority of Nariño's 40,000 producers are smallholders, each growing less than 2 hectares (4.4 acres). Many people form groups and institutions to support each other and interact with the FNC. In fact, the average farm size is less than 1 hectare (2.2 acres), and only 37 producers own more than 5 hectares (11 acres) of land in the area.

Altitude: 1,500- 2,300 m (4,900- 7,500 ft)

Harvest: April-June Variety: 54% Typica, 29% Caturra, 17% Castillo

HUILA

Willa has a combination of excellent soil and geographical advantages for growing coffee, and some of the most complex, fruit-based Colombia coffee comes from here. There are more than 70,000 coffee growers in the area, covering more than 16000 hectares (39500 acres).

Altitude: 1,250- 2,000 m

Harvest: September to December (main crop) April to May (mitaca crop)

Main varieties: 11% Typica, 75% Caturra, 14% Castillo